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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
From 'The Sunmakers' to 'The Long Game', satire has long been at the core of some of Doctor Who's most memorable stories and Faith Stealer is a pleasing addition to this canon.
This time, as the title suggests, the satire is religious; the time-travellers continue to be trapped in The Kro'ka's universe and arrive in 'Multihaven', nicely descibed by Charley as 'some kind of spiritual stock-exchange!'. C'rizz is suffering from mental strain, hounded by flashbacks of him murdering his lover and Charley is bemused and disturbed by the variety of 'Gods' for sale. Apart from a somewhat uncertain tone - slapstick comedy rubs shoulders with attempts at pathos - this is the best in the Eighth Doctor 'story arc', Paul McGann is at his insouciant, unruffled and meandering best and Charley and C'rizz's strained relationship is further battered.
Who or what is 'Miraculite'? Why is it trapping priests and what is its ultimate purpose? In parts reminiscent of a Terry Pratchett novel with its ludicrous religions and feeble failures, the story immediately grips and makes us care about The Eighth Doctor and his crew in a way that has rarely been achieved before now.
This time, as the title suggests, the satire is religious; the time-travellers continue to be trapped in The Kro'ka's universe and arrive in 'Multihaven', nicely descibed by Charley as 'some kind of spiritual stock-exchange!'. C'rizz is suffering from mental strain, hounded by flashbacks of him murdering his lover and Charley is bemused and disturbed by the variety of 'Gods' for sale. Apart from a somewhat uncertain tone - slapstick comedy rubs shoulders with attempts at pathos - this is the best in the Eighth Doctor 'story arc', Paul McGann is at his insouciant, unruffled and meandering best and Charley and C'rizz's strained relationship is further battered.
Who or what is 'Miraculite'? Why is it trapping priests and what is its ultimate purpose? In parts reminiscent of a Terry Pratchett novel with its ludicrous religions and feeble failures, the story immediately grips and makes us care about The Eighth Doctor and his crew in a way that has rarely been achieved before now.
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This is the sixty first release from Big Finish in their range of full cast audio adventures starring classic Doctor Whos. It stars Paul McGann as Eight, India Fisher as Charley and Conrad Westmaas as C'Rizz. This is the fifth of a series of adventures in the Divergent universe following the events of Zageus, in which there is a loose story arc. Knowledge of some of these previous adventures will help with the enjoyment of this. There are 4 episodes, roughly 25-30 minutes each, complete with original theme music between each, and cliff hanger endings. Two episodes per disc on 2 discs, and a short booklet with some pictures of the cast and production notes.
Following the events of the twilight kingdom, the Doctor, Charley and C'rizz continue to roam the Divergent world at the whim of the Kro'ka, subjected to his experiments. After their latest journey through the interzone, C'rizz is subjected to some very unpleasant hallucinations related to his guilt over the death of his mate L'da. The Kro'ka suggests the group go to the Multihaven, a place of religion, any and all religions. It seems the perfect place for rest, meditation and healing. But something is afoot, and the multihaven is starting to be less multi than it used to be.
It's a curious one this, the Darker Eighth Doctor mixes with some humorous characters. For the first three parts it's actually quite good, with the normal sort of Doctor Who story unfolding, as he fights against evil and tyranny. But in the third part it suffers from a problem suffered occasionally by Who - not knowing how to finish. The ending has a great big deus ex machina where things are resolved all too easily out of nowhere. But apart from that it's a decent adventure with some decent acting from the three principles, especially McGann who does well as the darker Doctor, and Conrad Westmaas has some juicy moments as the confused C'Rizz.
In all 4 stars. OK, but not right up there with the best.
Following the events of the twilight kingdom, the Doctor, Charley and C'rizz continue to roam the Divergent world at the whim of the Kro'ka, subjected to his experiments. After their latest journey through the interzone, C'rizz is subjected to some very unpleasant hallucinations related to his guilt over the death of his mate L'da. The Kro'ka suggests the group go to the Multihaven, a place of religion, any and all religions. It seems the perfect place for rest, meditation and healing. But something is afoot, and the multihaven is starting to be less multi than it used to be.
It's a curious one this, the Darker Eighth Doctor mixes with some humorous characters. For the first three parts it's actually quite good, with the normal sort of Doctor Who story unfolding, as he fights against evil and tyranny. But in the third part it suffers from a problem suffered occasionally by Who - not knowing how to finish. The ending has a great big deus ex machina where things are resolved all too easily out of nowhere. But apart from that it's a decent adventure with some decent acting from the three principles, especially McGann who does well as the darker Doctor, and Conrad Westmaas has some juicy moments as the confused C'Rizz.
In all 4 stars. OK, but not right up there with the best.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Simon McMahon
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The eighth doctor seemed to have lost his way in the last season of audios from Big Finish. The stories on the whole were sloppy and failed to engage the listener. The overall feeling ever since 'Zagreus' has been that the authors have become too clever for their own good, this is Doctor Who not George Orwell...
Faith Stealer feels more traditional, and this is a good step. The story is solid as conatins some interesting concepts taking place as it does in a settlement in which hundreds of religion compete for converts. Aside from a few poorly written attempts at humour (the cult who consider accidents to be lucky...) this is a good solid story.
If you were put off by the last season give this a shot. Or if you're new to Big Finish get a copy of Storm Warning and start from the beginning of the Paul McGann seasons...
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Published on 28 Jun 2007 by M. Wilberforce
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